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Sunday, September 21, 2014

Arrows Aweigh {Boy Quilt}

Hi there! I have a fun, quick quilt to show you guys today! About two weeks ago, I was asked by a friend to make twin baby boy quilts for her new nephews! I couldn't pass up the opportunity to make these quilts, so I thought I'd share them with you!

This pattern is SO simple, and easy. It comes together quickly, and can easily be made bigger by adding more blocks. You could also make the blocks bigger, if you wanted to make a larger quilt.

I was told that the twin's room was done in navy and gray, and so I had fun picking out some awesome navy and gray prints. I wanted these quilts to be boyish, without being "babyish" if that makes any sense. I thought I really achieved that with the simple and clean lines of this pattern.

My friend and I had decided it would be a good idea to have something to make each one different, so they could tell which quilt belonged to which boy. We thought it would be fun to make the backings different. I used these super fun Fly Aweigh prints by Riley Blake on the backs. I love, love, love these prints and they really go well with the color scheme we decided on!

I quilted both quilts with organic wavy lines. It gave the quilt a nice texture, but kept the overall quilt simple. I sent this to the binding fairy, and she did a wonderful job binding these quilts with one of my favorite binding fabrics--- Navy Sketch by Timeless Treasures.

I was looking for a new pattern for a girls quilt and this one really stood out on Pinterest. Even though it's boy fabric I think it will look beautiful in the fabric I have. I will try to post a picture of the finished quilt in the comments. Thank you so much for sharing!!!

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